Can I make anything pretty out of this?
#11
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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I can totally see a beautiful scrap quilt from these fabrics. They tell a story and how wonderful it will be to have them all in one quilt!! I think everyone's suggestions are great and I really like Dina's ideas, which might end up being the easiest. Please share a photo when it's done!!
#12
check out the chinese coin patterns----strips any width sewn in a strip one on top of another these verical strips can then be sashed---we used a light weight non fuseable vilene to sew the strips on this keeps them straight and stops the knits stretching
#13
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Location: Oklahoma
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I think you have a good idea for her birthday. I would not mix the fabrics but you might use the corduroy for a lap quilt. Most older people like to have something soft to grab as a cover while watching tv or reading.
#16
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A string quilt would take care of the cottons and lightweights .... I am inclined to use many different fabrics, my only rule is that I keep the weights similar. Large squares, strips are in order for the heavy fabrics. Rail fence is another pattern that can work. Crazy quilts can use mixtures but there's quite a lot of work involved (but they are addictive).
#17
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I would sort them first. Were they mine, I'd cut 2½" strips. Sew together 6 strips alternating dark and light. The mediums could be either dark or light depending on its neighbours. Then cut the strips into 2½" strips again. This gives you hundreds of little six-in-a-row squares (strips). Now you line up these new little strips from different stripsets, again alternating dark and light squares and sew together six strips to make a block of about 12". The blocks can be attached to each other with or without sashing or you can add some picture blocks or strips. Since the fabric represents clothes you both wore, it will take her on a trip down memory lane. You could also use short strips and even single 2½" squares if the pieces are smaller.
Would love to see how your quilt turns out. Enjoy the process.
Would love to see how your quilt turns out. Enjoy the process.
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